378: Innate, good genes

Ling Province was contaminated by mutated carnivorous fungi, making it unsuitable for prolonged stay.

After Captain Jiang and the other five sent off the survivors, they boarded their respective RVs and rushed to the next city overnight.

Over the past six months, the Newborn Squad had almost traversed all of Huaxia, installing hundreds of trackers in logistics warehouses.

Every time they arrived at a new place, it felt like opening a blind box, unsure of what disaster would strike locally.

Fortunately, they had basically experienced all the natural disasters in various provinces before.

Extreme cold... high temperatures... insect plagues... ice seals... sandstorms... it felt like going back three years and reliving the apocalypse.

And Jiang Fei diligently completed the tasks Director Ning assigned.

Whenever she encountered compatriots, she would inform them of the Huaxia Base's location and use the supplies from the logistics warehouses to help them return home.

As a result, Jiang Fei's Supermarket warehouse accumulated a large number of supply usage record lists.

The only thing that made Jiang Fei melancholic was the scarcity of gold.

She had collected so many logistics warehouses, yet the progress bar for the third area on the 8th floor of the Supermarket was only 85% complete.

She wondered when she would finally be able to unlock that area.

This day.

Jiang Fei, Lu Yu, Su Liuyuan, Yan Tianjie, and Zhu Xiaowu went to Xu Qianyao's RV for hotpot.

The six sat on the sofa in the living room, blanching frozen lamb taken from a logistics warehouse.

Outside the window, goose-feather snow fell heavily, turning the world a pristine white.

The city they were currently in was experiencing a snow disaster.

"Tian Jie, Brother Xu, have you noticed that Team Leader Jiang, Brother Lu, and Brother Su's skin is exceptionally good?"

Zhu Xiaowu asked curiously, "We're exposed to the wind and sun every day, and our skin has darkened a shade, but their skin is smooth and delicate, not affecting their looks at all."

"Unlike our three faces, which are dark red, rough, and bumpy."

Jiang Fei said seriously, "It's natural, good genes."

She couldn't very well say that the three of them used skincare products every day.

There was no way to explain the source of the skincare products.

"Then Team Leader Jiang, your and Brother Lu's future children are guaranteed to be good-looking."

Zhu Xiaowu said with a silly grin, then brought up the main topic:

"Now, the only logistics warehouses left in Huaxia are those in An Province."

"I've looked at the map; An Province has a total of 16 cities with logistics warehouses, and we are closest to Xiuchuan City."

"Team Leader Jiang, should we enter the city after dinner, or depart tomorrow?"

Jiang Fei looked up at the heavy snow outside the window.

It showed no signs of letting up.

"Tomorrow, perhaps."

"Driving at night in snowy weather isn't safe."

Suddenly, a fluffy head burrowed into Jiang Fei's arms.

The gray wolf looked eagerly at Jiang Fei, clearly wanting a piece of meat.

Compared to its emaciated state six months ago, the gray wolf was now plump and didn't resemble a wolf at all.

Its dry fur had also become soft and lustrous.

Jiang Fei picked up a piece of hand-sliced lamb for it.

After getting its food, the gray wolf turned to burrow into Lu Yu's arms.

After making its rounds, when it came to the last person, Yan Tianjie, the gray wolf heartlessly turned and walked away.

Yan Tianjie, holding a large piece of lamb, was left in an awkward position.

Over the past six months, no matter what food he offered the gray wolf, it wouldn't eat it.

It still found opportunities to bite his pant leg and tear his pants.

It held an extreme grudge.

Yan Tianjie, wanting to mend their relationship, deliberately softened his voice:

"Little Gray, my meat is bigger than theirs, aren't you going to eat it?"

"Woof—"

The gray wolf let out a warning growl at Yan Tianjie.

It even bared its fangs, making a gesture as if to bite him.

Yan Tianjie fearfully retracted his hand and complained to Jiang Fei:

"Team Leader Jiang, look at it."

"This is the third time Little Gray has tried to bite me today; you must punish it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the gray wolf returned to Jiang Fei's arms, resting its head on her lap, whimpering pitifully.

"Human, he was mean to me~"

Jiang Fei, who already loved animals, couldn't help but pat the gray wolf's head.

"I won't punish you."

"Just don't bite until it bleeds; it would waste disinfectant."

Yan Tianjie: "..."

Indeed, his acknowledgment of Jiang Fei as the team leader was one thing, and his dislike for her was another.

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After returning from Xu Qianyao's RV, Jiang Fei took Lu Yu and Su Liuyuan into the Supermarket to feed the poultry and livestock.

Big Moon and Little Moon had given birth to four more lambs in the past six months.

Coupled with the hatched chickens, ducks, and geese, the poultry and livestock in the ordinary breeding area were so numerous that they couldn't possibly be eaten entirely.

Not to mention the aquatic products in the aquatic area and the fruits, vegetables, rice, and noodles piled up in the Supermarket warehouse.

Jiang Fei suspected that the supplies in the Supermarket were enough to feed the Huaxia Base for more than ten years.

"Woof woof woof!"

As soon as it saw the three of them, Little Black, who had been rolling around in the open space, immediately rushed over.

Big Yellow also jumped down from the cow shed and, climbing up Jiang Fei's leg, nestled into her arms.

Recently, busy with traveling and collecting supplies, Jiang Fei and the others hadn't had time to enter the Supermarket.

Fearing that Big Yellow and Little Black would be bored, Jiang Fei simply let the two cubs roam freely in the Supermarket.

Although they could play with cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits, and catch fish to eat, Big Yellow and Little Black still wanted their owner's company.

"Meow—"

"Two-legged beast, you haven't held this cat like this in so long!"

Big Yellow meowed plaintively.

Jiang Fei reached out and scratched Big Yellow's chin: "When the mission is complete and we return home, I'll bring you and Little Black out."

After playing with Big Yellow and Little Black for a while, Jiang Fei and the other two left the Supermarket to rest.

The next day, at six in the morning, the team departed on time, heading towards Xiuchuan City in An Province.

The bright sunshine and lush green grass formed a stark contrast to the heavy snowfall in the city from the previous night.

It was as if they were two different worlds.

The walkie-talkie in the car crackled.

Xu Qianyao: "It's already December. Even though An Province is in the south and rarely snows in winter, the temperature should be below freezing, but the thermometer shows 26 degrees Celsius above zero."

"Could the disaster in An Province be abnormal temperatures?"

Zhu Xiaowu: "When has the temperature been normal anywhere?"

"The city we went to yesterday never had heavy snow before the apocalypse, but now the snow there is almost knee-deep."

Jiang Fei: "It's possible An Province's disaster is some kind of pathogen, everyone be careful."

Following the map, they found the location of the Xiuchuan City logistics warehouse.

It was at the foot of a hill.

Lu Yu and the others stopped on the hillside.

Jiang Fei put on her protective gear and, as usual, went down alone to inspect the supplies inside.

Upon entering the warehouse, she immediately smelled an odor similar to rotting food.

Even with a protective mask, it couldn't block the overwhelming stench.

She quickly took out a mint candy and put it in her mouth.

As she went deeper, Jiang Fei realized the stench was coming from a huge aquarium.

After a long time without feeding or cleaning, the water in the aquarium had turned dark green.

All the animals inside had died.

In fact, in the past six months while collecting supplies, she had encountered many dead animals.

Some were nationally protected, some were endangered.

Yet, due to natural disasters, they died in warehouses across various places.

Only the gray wolf survived.

If she had arrived a little later that day, the gray wolf would also have lost its life.

The apocalypse harmed all living creatures on Earth.

Jiang Fei sighed and began to collect supplies.

"Ding—Detected gold: 1,600,000 grams"

"Ding—Detected gold: 70,000 grams"

"Detected gold: 876,500 grams"

The system's notification sound rang continuously for more than ten minutes, then stopped.

"Current unlock progress: 99%"

Jiang Fei: "..."

Damn 99%.

She hated it!

Jiang Fei walked out of the warehouse dejectedly, and just as she was about to lock the main door, the temperature around her suddenly soared.

It was as if she had been thrown into a furnace in an instant.

At the same time, the light dimmed.

Jiang Fei instinctively looked up, her pupils suddenly constricting.

A meteorite fell from the sky, heading straight for her.

"Beep beep beep—!"

"Host's life is in danger! Activating protection function automatically!"

In the moment before losing consciousness, Jiang Fei vaguely heard someone desperately calling her name.

"Jiang Fei—!"